In my classroom, I run a mini economy. The students are paid to do their "job" every day. They earn $1 dollar for following directions and $1 dollar for completing their work. They also have opportunities to earn "bonuses" and they can be "fined". Once they reach a predetermined amount of money, they can earn certain rewards. My most expensive reward is to have lunch with me in my room (they can bring a friend as well). You can see why this one costs so much! :)
One of my students has literally been saving since the beginning of the year and finally earned enough money to have lunch with me. On Friday, she invited her friend and they came down to my room to eat. Here are some of the topics we discussed:
1) What are your 3 top favorite colors?
2) When is your birthday?
3) Why one of the girls does not like milk.
4) What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie?
5) What are your two favorite American Girl dolls?
Oh the things eight year olds come up with! I can't wait to see what Avery is interested in!
